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CareFlight hosted an event earlier this month at its base in Westmead, New South Wales, to give a new nickname to its Airbus H145, “Captain John Hoad,” in honor of its founding pilot. Hoad retired this year after more than 37 years flying for the air medical service.

Brazilian Embraer subsidiary Eve Air Mobility has obtained a $50 million loan from Citibank to support the company’s research and development program for electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.

The electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft maker will train students in how to operate and maintain unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at the Civil Aviation Flight University of China in Guanghan, Sichuan.

Bell Textron Canada’s donation to the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies (SIIT) includes machined parts, sheet metal, acrylic plastics, electrical and mechanical parts, and hardware.

Precision Support Services has installed the Foresight MX health and usage monitoring system (HUMS) from GPMS International on two Airbus AS 332 Super Pumas in operation with Nomad Aviation.

(Dronelife) – A panel of advanced air mobility (AAM) executives talked about electrification, regulatory concerns, and financial challenges facing the industry during this week’s Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International New England UAS (uncrewed aircraft system) and AAM Summit in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

(Dronelife) – Angela McCullough, deputy executive director of the FAA’s Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Integration Office, provides an update on the agency’s efforts to create a framework for integrating UASs into the US National Airspace System while focusing on advances in rules for beyond-visual-line-of-sight operations.

(UK News in Pictures) – The pilot of a helicopter frequently associated with actor Tom Cruise made a precautionary landing Oct. 28 in Richmond Park near London, England, due to adverse weather conditions.

The US government has awarded Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, a contract to supply Greece with 35 UH-60M Black Hawks, crew training, and an equipment package.

The Airborne Sensor Operators Group (ASOG) and FlySight course on airborne mission management systems and sensors takes place Nov. 5–6 during EUROPEAN ROTORS 2024 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.